New York Laws
Part 1 - Short Title; How Cited; References; Severability; Application
1-1.3 - Rules Governing Use of Certain Words

(a) Words in the singular number include the plural, and in the
plural include the singular.
(b) Words of the masculine gender include the feminine and the
neuter, and when the sense so indicates words of the neuter gender may
refer to any gender.
(c) The word "writing" includes typewritten or printed matter.